Purpose

This decision seeks approval in accordance with paragraph 13 of Part 3 of the Constitution to the variation and extension to the existing Tri Borough Leisure Contract, for Vale Farm Sports Centre, between Ealing, Brent and Harrow Council’s with Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (Everyone Active) from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025, pending a review of options to deliver long-term arrangements for future leisure service provision.

Decision

(1)    To approve a further one-year extension from 1 September 2024 to 31st August 2025 to the existing tri-borough contract for Vale Farm Leisure Centre, to allow sufficient time for the authority to either re-procure a contract or alternatively bring the service back in-house.

(2)    To approve the variation of contract referred to in (1) above to reduce the fee payable by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd (Everyone Active) to the Council for the period of the proposed second 12 month extension from £222,940 to £53,286 to reflect the increased cost of utilities and inflation.

(3)    To note the extension of the contract referred to in (1) above will include provision for a lease renewal of Vale Farm Sports Centre to Sports and Leisure Management Limited (trading as Everyone Active) from 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2025 at an annual rent of a peppercorn.  The lease renewal is to be outside the provisions of Part 2 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

Reasons for the decision

As detailed within the accompanying report.